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Fatal Distraction: Or How I Conquered My Addiction to Celebrities and Got a Life

Fatal Distraction: Or How I Conquered My Addiction to Celebrities and Got a Life


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"My name is Eliza H., and I am a celebraholic." So begins this cautionary tale of how celebraholism can ruin one's life-- or at least one's twenties. Once, Eliza dreamed of walking down the aisle (at the Oscars) and having a meaningful existence (every minute of which would be chronicled by People magazine). But by her twenties, her soaring ambitions have been reduced to friendships with two people who have some small chance at fame: Danny, a gorgeous and sadly untalented actor, and the unscrupulous Dinah, who has no attribute she will not exploit. Oh, and not to mention a lot of E! True Hollywood Stories and The National Enquirer. But when her boyfriend dumps her because she has no life, Eliza resolves to try to kick her celebraholism once and for all. Consulting a sham shrink and going cold turkey on People, Eliza seems to be on the rough road to recovery when the unexpected happens: Dinah's boyfriend, white rapper Lylo, is involved in a hit-and-run accident that claims the life of a beloved citizen-- bringing Dinah tantalizingly close to fame...and jail. Can Eliza get Danny his big break as a cute but expendable sidekick in action flicks? Will she save Dinah from taking the fall? Or will this finally be the opportunity for the Barbara Walters interview she's waited for her whole life? Hip, humorous, and self-aware, Emmi Fredericks's sublimely witty novel, Fatal Distraction, parodies today's cult of celebrity with hilarity and sympathy.

About the Author :
Emmi Fredericks has been a celebraholic ever since she asked the doctor who delivered her, "Are you someone?" She is a graduate of Vassar and should know not to read things like The National Enquirer, but she does and is no longer ashamed of it. She lives in New York City with her husband and basset hound. Her young-adult novel, The True Meaning of Cleavage, was published in 2003, but it has no famous people in it.

Review :
"[a] funny and frothy yet moving novel..." - "USA Today" (2/26/04) An extremely witty, supremely cringe-worthy, and highly original take on the cult of celebrity-- from a desperate wanna-be's point of view. Her scheming and conniving ways to get herself and her friends noticed by the public are laugh-out-loud funny but, ultimately, rather moving. While the book's wily heroine mightn't deserve fame and fortune, expect its author to be catapulted into the limelight soon. Adele Lang, bestselling author of Confessions of A Sociopathic Social Climber Hip, witty, laugh-out-loud funny-- for every woman (like me) who claims to read the Enquirer ironically-- yeah, right! Sue Margolis, author of Apocalipstick [a] funny and frothy yet moving novel... USA Today (2/26/04) " An extremely witty, supremely cringe-worthy, and highly original take on the cult of celebrity-- from a desperate wanna-be's point of view. Her scheming and conniving ways to get herself and her friends noticed by the public are laugh-out-loud funny but, ultimately, rather moving. While the book's wily heroine mightn't deserve fame and fortune, expect its author to be catapulted into the limelight soon. "Adele Lang, bestselling author of Confessions of A Sociopathic Social Climber" Hip, witty, laugh-out-loud funny-- for every woman (like me) who claims to read the "Enquirer" ironically-- yeah, right! "Sue Margolis, author of Apocalipstick" [a] funny and frothy yet moving novel... "USA Today (2/26/04)"" "An extremely witty, supremely cringe-worthy, and highly original take on the cult of celebrity-- from a desperate wanna-be's point of view. Her scheming and conniving ways to get herself and her friends noticed by the public are laugh-out-loud funny but, ultimately, rather moving. While the book's wily heroine mightn't deserve fame and fortune, expect its author to be catapulted into the limelight soon."--Adele Lang, bestselling author of "Confessions of A Sociopathic Social Climber" "Hip, witty, laugh-out-loud funny-- for every woman (like me) who claims to read the "Enquirer" ironically-- yeah, right!"--Sue Margolis, author of "Apocalipstick" "[a] funny and frothy yet moving novel..." - "USA Today" (2/26/04)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781466865457
  • Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Thomas Dunne Books
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Or How I Conquered My Addiction to Celebrities and Got a Life
  • ISBN-10: 1466865458
  • Publisher Date: 04 Mar 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 304


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